Council tax in Bristol could rise by an unprecedented 15 percent under City Hall proposals. The POSSIBLE 15% rise is three times the hike of the current five percent top amount allowed, which is how much bills have gone up every year since 2021 in the city of Bristol.
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00:00Council tax in Bristol could rise by an unprecedented 15% under City Hall's proposals. The possible
00:1015% rise is three times the hike of the current five-year percent top amount allowed, which
00:16is how much bills have gone up every year since 2021 in the City of Bristol. This 15%
00:23increase would be the biggest ever and may see band D households in the cities charging,
00:29rising from £314.35 a year. These figures within the rise will not include additional
00:37amounts levied by the police and fire authorities, which are much smaller. Bristol City Council
00:42says it faces a 51.6 million deficit in its core budget from April 2025, meaning that
00:49if the fees do go up by 5%, it will be the fifth year running that it has to have increased.